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indicator gone mad!

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  • 11-11-2006 5:46pm
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    Scruff
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    My left indicator on my astra has all of a sudden started flashing about 3 times as fast as normal. the bulds are all still working. is this a fuse or is the switch on the way out? Its extremely annoying.


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    Wishbone Ash
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    Scruff wrote:
    My left indicator on my astra has all of a sudden started flashing about 3 times as fast as normal. the bulds are all still working. is this a fues or is the switch on the way out? Its extremely annoying.
    Did you check the little side-wing mounted bulbs (if any)?


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    mike65
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    One of the bulbs must be blown or the wiring to one is dodgy.

    Mike.


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    Scruff
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    yer right. had just looked at the front and back ones and hadnt even thought of the side one. cheers!


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    Darragh29
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    Scruff wrote:
    My left indicator on my astra has all of a sudden started flashing about 3 times as fast as normal. the bulds are all still working. is this a fuse or is the switch on the way out? Its extremely annoying.

    Is your car a VW Golf or a Polo by any chance???


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    endplate
    Registered Users Posts: 991 ✭✭✭endplate


    He mentions Astra which is a bit of a give away:D

    Anyhooo. You could have a bad ground on one of your light units. If it's not the side bulb. Turn on your side lights get somebody to press the brakes and turn on the left indicator. If your ground is faulty you should see your bulbs doing wired things like brake lights dimming and fog light coming on. stuff like that. Hope it's just a bulb cos it's a bit easier to fix. Good luck


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    Carrigart Exile
    Closed Accounts Posts: 994 ✭✭✭Carrigart Exile


    endplate wrote:
    He mentions Astra which is a bit of a give away:D

    Anyhooo. You could have a bad ground on one of your light units. If it's not the side bulb. Turn on your side lights get somebody to press the brakes and turn on the left indicator. If your ground is faulty you should see your bulbs doing wired things like brake lights dimming and fog light coming on. stuff like that. Hope it's just a bulb cos it's a bit easier to fix. Good luck

    Your flasher unit is away mate, that's the gizmo that controls the flash rate. Cost is pretty low for a new one.


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    endplate
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    Do modern cars still use flasher units???? Just presumed they would be a little old fashion in this microchip age


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